Mosby's nursing skills - wound care Questions and Answers 2026

Mosby's nursing skills - wound care
Questions and Answers 2026
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TheBskillBofBsterileBwoundBirrigationBmayBnotBbeBdelegated

AsBtheBnurse,ByouBareBresponsibleBforBwoundBassessmentBandBmayBnotBdelegateBthisBskillB

youBmayBnotBdelegateBtheBskillBofBcaringBforBacuteBnewBwoundsBorBanyBskillsBthatBrequireB
sterileBtechniqueBorBaBmoist-to-dryBdressingBchange

TheBassessmentBofBwoundBdrainage,BtheBmaintenanceBofBdrains,BandBtheBmaintenanceBofBdr
ainageBsystemsBmayBnotBbeBdelegated

TheBskillBofBchangingBaBpressureBulcerBdressingBmayBnotBbeBdelegatedB-
BAnswerwhatB*cannot*BbeBdelegated



YouBmayBdelegateBtheBapplicationBofBaBdryBdressingBorBaBchangeBofBtheBtopBdressing

theBtaskBofBemptyingBaBclosedBdrainageBcontainerBorBpouch,BmeasuringBtheBamountBofBdrai
nage,BandBrecordingBtheBamountBonBtheBpatient'sBintakeBandBoutputB(I&O)BrecordBmayBbeB
delegatedB-BAnswerwhatB*can*BbeBdelegated



AskBtheBpatientBtoBrateBpainBonBaBscaleBofB0BtoB10.B

NoteBwhetherBtheBpatientBappearsBanxiousBasByouBexplainBtheBwoundBassessmentBprocedure
.B-BAnsweradditionalBassessmentBstepsBforBwoundBcare



noBdrainageB-BAnswerprimaryBintentionB-
BObserveBforBtheBpresenceBofBdrainage.BLookBforBevidenceBofBinfection,BsuchBasBtheBpresenc
eBofBerythema,Bodor,BorBwoundBdrainage.BABclosedBincisionBshouldBhaveB________.



5BtoB9BdaysB-BAnswerprimaryBintentionB-
BLightlyBpalpateBalongBtheBincisionBtoBfeelBforBaBhealingBridge.BTheBridgeBwillBappearBasBan
BaccumulationBofBnewBtissueBpresentingBasBfirmnessBbeneathBtheBskinBextendingBtoBaboutB1
BcmB(½Binch)BonBeachBsideBofBtheBwound.BItBappearsB________BafterBsurgery.BThisBisBanBex
pectedBpositiveBsign



granulationBtissueB-BAnswersecondaryBintentionB-
BInBthisBprocess,B______BformsBandBtheBwoundBedgesBcontractBhealingBquicklyBbutBleavingB
behindBaBmoreBobviousBscar.

, cannotBbeBdeterminedB-BAnswerIfBnecroticBtissueBdoesBnotBallowByouBtoB

visualizeBtheBbaseBofBtheBwound,B

theBstage



delayed

towardB-
BAnswerNoteBifBanyBofBtheBwoundBedgesBareBroundedBtowardBtheBwoundBbed.BThisBmayBin
dicateB_____BwoundBhealing.BDescribeBtheBpresenceBofBepithelializationBatBtheBwoundBedges,
BifBpresent,BsinceBthisBindicatesBmovementB______Bhealing.



consistency

color

odor

amountB(expressedBasBaBproportionBofBtheBdressingBorBinBdescriptiveBterms)B-
BAnswerinformationBtoBincludeBinBdescriptionBofBexudate



time

date

initialsB-BAnswerwhatBinfoBdoByouBincludeBonBaBdressing?



D.)BWaitBuntilBtheBhealthBcareBproviderBordersBtheBremovalBofBtheBsurgicalBdressing.*



CORRECT.BTheBnurseBwouldBwantBtoBwaitBuntilBtheBproviderBordersBtheBdressingBtoBbeBremo
vedBtoBensureBthatBtheBinitialBdressingBisBreadyBtoBcomeBoff.B-
BAnswerABpatientBwhoBhadBsurgeryByesterdayBhasBtheBinitialBdressingBcoveringBtheBsurgicalBs
ite.BWhatBisBtheBnurse'sBresponsibilityBinBassessingBthisBpatient'sBwound?



a)BRemoveBtheBdressing,BinspectBtheBwound,BandBreapplyBaBnewBdressing.

b.)InspectBtheBwoundBandBreapplyBtheBsurgicalBdressingBeveryB2Bhours.

c.)BInspectBtheBwound,BandBkeepBtheBdressingBoffBuntilBtheBhealthBcareBproviderBarrives.

d.)BWaitBuntilBtheBhealthBcareBproviderBordersBtheBremovalBofBtheBsurgicalBdressing.



b.)BInfectedBhysterectomyBincision*